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Antique French Bee Skep Beehive

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• • October 9, 2025
  • October 9th, 2025
• • antique
• • antique beehive french skep

A fabulous bee skep sourced from France. The woodworms did a great job. But the wooden frame has been treated and varnished. Everything else left in untouched to preserve its story and patina. Size: 19 – width.

Victorian antique Flatback Arbour Group with Beekeepers hive or skep

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• • August 4, 2025
  • August 4th, 2025
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• • antique arbour beekeepers flatback group hive skep victorian

Victorian antique Flatback Arbour Group with Beekeepers hive or skep. Uncommon and charming Victorian Staffordshire flatback group with a couple in a garden setting under an arbour, the man holding fruit and the lady decked with a garland of flowers across her shoulder. Between which a beehive skep with flying bees around it. Before and in early Victorian times, bees were housed in upturned straw baskets called skeps. The shape was conducive to the formation of the honeycomb. The downside was that turning the skep over to collect the honey killed the bees or made them homeless, and so the beekeeper had to hunt down a new wild swarm and start from scratch. Height 20 cms high approx.

Vintage Rare French Bee Skep With Daub Garden Feature Cotswold 41cm Hive

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• • April 23, 2025
  • April 23rd, 2025
• • vintage
• • 41cm cotswold daub feature french garden hive rare skep vintage

A wonderful willow with mud covered bee skep in good condition. 41cm high by 39cm across at base. Perfect garden feature and bee home! Quite often see thse at Burford or Daylesford.

Straw Bee Skep, Traditional bee skep

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• • March 17, 2025
  • March 17th, 2025
• • straw
• • skep straw traditional

Straw bee skeps have long been a recognisable symbol of beekeeping the world over. Since the Middle Ages when they were used as rudimentary hives, the bee skep has endured as the beekeeper’s unofficial logo. Their wonderful domed profile and the considerable craft skill used to make them from coiled wheat straw has made them a cherished part of our rural heritage. Bee skeps are seldom used as beehives these days as they need to inspect colonies for disease has made them impractical, but they are still popular baskets for collecting swarms. The straw provides a good surface onto which bees can quickly cluster, making it easy for them to surround their queen and for the beekeeper to relocate the swarm. The wonderful domed shape has also made bee skeps popular today to decorate interiors and cottage gardens. If left outside, however, they need to be covered or positioned in a bee bole in a wall as these skeps are made entirely of wheat straw.

Vintage Beehive Basket Bee Skep 13.5 Old Primative Look Woven Latched Rustic

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• • February 1, 2025
  • February 1st, 2025
• • vintage
• • basket beehive latched look primative rustic skep vintage woven

Shows some wear and ageing, See pics for condition.

Vintage Rare French Bee Skep With Daub Garden Feature Cotswold 41cm Hive

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• • November 5, 2024
  • November 5th, 2024
• • vintage
• • 41cm cotswold daub feature french garden hive rare skep vintage

A wonderful willow with mud covered bee skep in good condition. 41cm high by 39cm across at base. Perfect garden feature and bee home! Quite often see thse at Burford or Daylesford.

BEE KEEPING Metal Sign UK Made -GARDEN HANGING SKEP HIVE STEEL Sign 75CM

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• • October 21, 2024
  • October 21st, 2024
• • keeping
• • 75cm garden hanging hive keeping made metal sign skep steel

Hello & welcome to our shop, all our steel creations. Are designed & laser cut here at our UK studio. You are now looking at. BEE AND SKEP WALL ART. PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR SHOP. Manufactured from 2mm mild steel and supplied in the original. This gives you the option of keeping. It as it is, letting it rust naturally or painting it. Stunning piece of home decor. Can be displayed indoors or outdoors. PLEASE ALOW 2%+/- FOR DIMENSIONS OF ITEMS. PLEASE NOTE IF YOU ARE DISPLAYING IT OUTSIDE. Should you wish to keep your item in its un-rusted state you must. Either apply a coat of metal paint or clear coat sealant. Of some kind to the bare metal. Our metal designs are intended to rust and will do easily when. Exposed to the UK weather. The process can be speeded up by. Spraying vinegar and wate r. On the surface every few days. DUE TO THE WAY THE METAL IS SUPPLIED AND CUT THERE MAY BE THE ODD SMALL MARK ON THE SURFACE. WE can not accept liability for items. Lost or damaged during return transit. You must do so within 7 days of receiving. The goods and must include a photo of the issue.

Vintage Bee Hive Skep Wattle And Daub European Garden Feature Cotswold 61cm

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• • September 17, 2024
  • September 17th, 2024
• • vintage
• • 61cm cotswold daub european feature garden hive skep vintage wattle

Lovely wattle and daub been skep 30cm across at base. Original daub on it. As seen in many lively English cottage gardens. Width at base is 30cm.

BEE KEEPING Metal Sign UK Made -GARDEN HANGING SKEP HIVE STEEL Sign 100CM

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• • September 15, 2024
  • September 15th, 2024
• • keeping
• • 100cm garden hanging hive keeping made metal sign skep steel

Hello & welcome to our shop, all our steel creations. Are designed & laser cut here at our UK studio. You are now looking at. BEE AND SKEP WALL ART. PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR SHOP. Manufactured from 2mm mild steel and supplied in the original. This gives you the option of keeping. It as it is, letting it rust naturally or painting it. Stunning piece of home decor. Can be displayed indoors or outdoors. PLEASE ALOW 2%+/- FOR DIMENSIONS OF ITEMS. PLEASE NOTE IF YOU ARE DISPLAYING IT OUTSIDE. Should you wish to keep your item in its un-rusted state you must. Either apply a coat of metal paint or clear coat sealant. Of some kind to the bare metal. Our metal designs are intended to rust and will do easily when. Exposed to the UK weather. The process can be speeded up by. Spraying vinegar and wate r. On the surface every few days. DUE TO THE WAY THE METAL IS SUPPLIED AND CUT THERE MAY BE THE ODD SMALL MARK ON THE SURFACE. WE can not accept liability for items. Lost or damaged during return transit. You must do so within 7 days of receiving. The goods and must include a photo of the issue.

Rustic Bee Skep Basket Beehive Coiled Straw Palm Lidded Decor Large 16 x 13

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• • June 20, 2024
  • June 20th, 2024
• • rustic
• • basket beehive coiled decor large lidded palm rustic skep straw

Rustic Bee Skep Basket Beehive Coiled Straw Palm Lidded Decor Large 16″ x 13″. Started with woven palm and fashioned into a traditional bee skep shape, this basket is a perfectly natural garden or patio accent. It was inspired by authentic English beehives that were found in an antique shop. It is open in the center and the top tilts back to reveal a sweet basket. It has a twine loop that latches it together. This bee skep basket has been spray painted a matte gold color which just changed the coloring from a yellowish color to medium brown color. That is the only modification to this wonderful, and unique beehive basket. It measures 16″ tall x 13″ wide. It weighs 3 lb 11 oz. It is in very good condition, with only the spray paint as a potential issue, but personally, I think it looks better. Please see the photos for specifics on the condition of this decorative bee skep basket. 13 wide at base. Weighs 3 lb 11 oz. All measurements are approximate. International Buyers – Please Note.